Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 January 2016
Aircraft Type: Cessna 560XL Citation Excel
Owner/operator: Airsprint
Registration Number: C-GCXL
Location: Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right main landing gear tire assembly.Right main landing gear tire assembly.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 560XL aircraft experienced a right main landing gear tire blow shortly after touchdown on runway 05. The crew successfully brought the aircraft to a safe stop on the runway. Subsequent maintenance repairs were required to address damage to various components, including the strobe light, gear door, gear door strut, hydraulic lines, flap actuator, top skin of the wing trailing edge, wing lower skin, and main wheel.A Cessna 560XL aircraft experienced a right main landing gear tire blow shortly after touchdown on runway 05. The crew successfully brought the aircraft to a safe stop on the runway. Subsequent maintenance repairs were required to address damage to various components, including the strobe light, gear door, gear door strut, hydraulic lines, flap actuator, top skin of the wing trailing edge, wing lower skin, and main wheel.
Description
The Cessna 560XL aircraft operating as flight 596 had a right main landing gear tire blow shortly after touchdown on runway 05. The crew maintained directional control of the aircraft and brought it to a safe stop on the runway. The runway was closed until maintenance personnel replaced the wheel assembly. The aircraft sustained damage to strobe light, gear door, gear door strut, hydraulic lines, flap actuator, top skin of wing trailing edge, wing lower skin, and main wheel.
Primary Cause
Tire blow during landing.Tire blow during landing.Share on:
